Special sedan to feature 6.4-litre Hemi V8

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Chrysler bringing unique "beast" to Australia

Chrysler has revealed plans to build a 6.4-litre muscle car purely for the Australian market.

The brand revealed an updated 300 sedan at the Los Angeles motor show this week, featuring a new look along with significant technological upgrades.

Australia's love of V8-powered muscle cars has not gone unnoticed by Chrysler, which will replace a 5.7-litre V8 used in American-market 300s with a full-fat Hemi designed to take on the Ford Falcon XR8 and HSV Clubsport.

Chrysler boss Al Gardner says the car will have around 370kW of power.

"What we're doing with the 300 is different from North America," he says.

"We're going to bring the SRT8 to Australia - it's the only country that we're producing the SRT8 for.

"You're going to get the 6.4-litre engine with 500 horsepower - the beast."

The SRT8 is likely to be based on Chrysler's new 300S sedan, which differs from previous models in that it trades blingy chrome for jet-black highlights on its bodywork.

Dodge's 527kW Challenger and Charger Hellcat twins will not officially come to Australia as they are not available in right-hand drive, but it may be possible for the Hellcat's supercharged Hemi motor to find its way into the 300 bodyshell.

Chrysler insiders in Los Angeles could not confirm whether the 300 is in line for the Hellcat treatment.

Gardner says the Hellcat has been a hit, and that a limited run of the cars will sell out .